Portmeirion Botanic Garden Carving Set, Rhododendron, BG814
Portmeirion

A Portmeirion Carving Knife And Fork Set Featuring The Rhododendron From The Botanic Garden Range.

A Portmeirion carving knife and fork set featuring the Rhododendron. The set is made from stainless steel with melamine handles. Unfortunately the handles have yellowed a bit from having been displayed in a sunny spot and there are some minor usage marks on the steel.

Approx Dimensions:-

Knife

12.5 in (32 cm) length blade and handle

Fork 

10.5 in (26.5 cm) length fork and handle

Botanic Garden

So impressed was Susan with the floral transfers made for her Mother's Day Plate in 1971, she decided to start collecting antique drawings and illustrations of plants, butterflies and insects with which she could decorate a new range of pottery. Susan called the design Botanic Garden and in 1972 produced it on a new shape of ware called Drum, which was based on the Meridian shape. The African Daisy was the first of many flowers to be incorporated into the range where different flower motifs appeared on each piece. Botanic Garden was, and now after over 40 years still is, one of the world's most successful pottery designs and forms half of Portmeirion's turnover. It really is a timeless and beautiful design. The now iconic, green leaf pattern that forms the border on the range, became part of Portmeirion's company logo and now appears on all of their products.